The Global Currency Card has closed
The Global Currency Card (GCC) has now closed.
We now offer a new travel card, the Westpac Worldwide Wallet. If you had funds left to retrieve from your GCC account at the time of closure, you’ll find all the information you need below.
Claiming your funds
If you had an eligible Westpac account at the time of closure:
Any remaining funds were transferred there in July 2021.
or
If you don’t have an eligible Westpac account:
Contact the Travel Card team directly on
1300 797 470 (or
+61 2 9155 7744 from overseas) to organise the transfer of any remaining funds to a nominated Australian bank account.
FAQs
If you had an eligible Westpac account at the time of closure, your remaining funds were transferred by the end of July 2021. Any remaining foreign currencies were converted into AUD at the applicable exchange rate prior to the transfer.
If you don’t have an eligible Westpac account, contact the Travel Card team directly on
1300 797 470 (or
+61 2 9155 7744 from overseas) to organise the transfer of any remaining funds to a nominated Australian bank account.
Westpac has partnered with Mastercard to offer a new travel money card called the Westpac Worldwide Wallet. Some of its exciting new features include:
- Instant funds transfer, account visibility, and currency conversion via the Westpac App or Online Banking
- Up to 10 foreign currencies loaded onto your account at any time
- Lounge access if your flight is delayed1
- Compatibility with Google Pay™ or Samsung Pay™, so you can use your card to tap and go.
You can learn more about the Westpac Worldwide Wallet or if you are an existing customer you can order online.
The Westpac applicable exchange rate at the time the transfer of funds were made was applied. Keep in mind that the market rate may fluctuate daily which might have impacted the amount transferred.
If you require a statement, please contact our dedicated Travel Card team on
1300 797 470 in Australia or
+61 2 9155 7744 from overseas.
If you didn’t receive these communications, contact the Travel Card team directly on
1300 797 470 in Australia (or
+61 2 9155 7744 from overseas) to organise the transfer of any remaining funds to a nominated Australian bank account.
Things you should know
Global Currency Card
Information is current as at 6 November 2020. Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141 AFSL and Australian credit licence 233714 (Westpac) is the distributor of this product. Rev Australia Pty Ltd ACN 117 378 953 AFSL 401610 manages the Westpac Global Currency Card product for Cuscal Limited ACN 087 822 455 AFSL 244116, an authorised deposit-taking institution and a member of Visa International. Cuscal Limited is the issuer of the product only and does not take deposits from you. Westpac is not responsible for and does not guarantee this product or card, your ability to access any prepaid value or the use of this product or card. Amounts held on the product do not represent a deposit with, or any other liability of Westpac or any company in the Westpac Group.
Worldwide Wallet
You should read the
Westpac Worldwide Wallet Product Disclosure Statement (PDF 371KB),
Online Banking Terms and Conditions (PDF 740KB), and
Westpac Retail and Business Banking Financial Services Guide (PDF 249KB) before making a decision and consider whether these products are appropriate for you. This information does not take into account your personal objectives, financial situation or needs and you should consider its appropriateness having regard to these factors before deciding to acquire these products.
A target market determination has been made for this product. Please visit westpac.com.au/tmd for the target market determination.
Information will be disclosed to third parties about you and your Product, or transactions made by you with the Product, as necessary for the service provision or as required by law. Westpac’s Privacy Statement explains our commitment to the protection of your personal information or you can learn more by calling 132 032.
A target market determination has been made for this product. Please visit westpac.com.au/tmd for the target market determination.
Information will be disclosed to third parties about you and your Product, or transactions made by you with the Product, as necessary for the service provision or as required by law. Westpac’s Privacy Statement explains our commitment to the protection of your personal information or you can learn more by calling 132 032.
1. You must register each flight before its scheduled departure time. A flight is defined as a single scheduled airline flight under a single flight number. Delay must be officially announced by the airline and reported to our flight status data service provider. Flight Delay Pass is only available at selected airport terminals. If you are under 18 years old, you must be accompanied by an adult (18 years of age and older) to enter participating lounges. Access to and use of the Flight Delay Pass is subject to T&Cs which may change from time to time. Visit flightdelaypass.mastercard.com/worldwidewallet for the T&Cs and the list of participating lounges.
Internet connection may be needed to make purchases using Google Pay or Samsung Pay and normal mobile data charges apply.
Google Pay is a trademark of Google Inc.
Samsung and Samsung Pay are trademarks or registered trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Mastercard and Priceless are registered trademarks, and the circles design is a trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated.